{"_id":"6292c393fa5c01e51eff5d58","title":"Been There Before","publish_year":1891,"author":"Banjo Paterson","code":"been-there-before","publish_source":"The Bulletin","publish_edition":"Vol. 11, No. 618","publish_scan":"https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-488979849/view?partId=nla.obj-488990730#page/n10/mode/1up","words":199,"image":"throw.jpg","image_alt":"A hand throwing a jagged black rock near water. Graphite filter.","genres":["poetry"],"blurb":"There came a stranger to Walgett town,\nTo Walgett town when the sun was low,\nAnd he carried a thirst that was worth a crown,\nYet how to quench it he did not know.","description":"A man accepts a bet that he couldn’t throw a stone over the length of the nearby river, only to find that there aren’t any stones within miles of the small town.","rating":3,"publish_year_exact":true,"has_review":false,"has_collections":false}